- Date
- September 9, 1980
- Place
- Summit, SD · SUMMIT, SD
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3923HMooney M20J
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800909041209A
- Case key
- 128868
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2121 80/9/9 SUMMIT,SD MOONEY M20J CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1820 N3923H PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 27, 1165 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 198 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERTOWN,SD SISSETON,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- COLLIDED W PWR LN 31 FT ABV HIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3923H
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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